Furniture construction



Allg. 10, 1943. K Q WELCH, J'R 2,326,507

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION A Filed March 16, 1942 poqoquppnmpuugunoonn o nqonnquqqopoouo uno A is Kennk @W2k Patented ug. 10, 1943 s FUrtniirnnEooNs'rRuorioN i l Kenn'thC.- Welch, Jr., Grand Rapids, Michi, as-

lg fi) 'Grana H3113', Grand p Michigan apids store Eenitinaant1ComA A j Rapids, Mich., agcorporationof f Application iviar'chic, 1942, serial no. 434,885. i inicial.. (opslag-1143i This invention relates'to `a furniture construc tion particularly one for use at the corner of a case, cabihet,rcounter or many other like or analogous constructions.v Such corner construe#v tion as I have devised isA of great Vutility Vin conlvnection with so-calledffknoclrdown 'construetions which may be readily assembled at their places oi use.

place serves to securely tie the various parts, base, sides and ends and top ofthe construction together and make a completed construction which will retain permanence until `such time, if it occurs, that it may be desired to separate the parts for .removal and reassembly, `or forV any other purpose. Y

The invention may be understood from the following description taken in connection AWith the following drawing, inY which, Y

Fig. l is a vertical section substantially onpthe V plane of line l-l of Fig. 4 looking ih lthe direc= tion indicated at the inside of a cornerof a case, counter or other constructionutilizing'. my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the. plane' of.- line S1-*2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the plane of line i` S-S of Fig. 4. Y. a

, Fig. e is a fragmentary horizontal section through one corner of the structure 'andibetwe'en its upper and lower ends look'mg downwardly, and I Y Fig. 5 is a Vir'agmenta-ry perspective View. of the The corner construction A which l have devised when assembled andsecured in having verticalfront Yand two ends tha-tithe f Vertical adjacent edges oisaidgfront andjjends of the `counter ddnot cometogether but-are V- separated a distance fromfeachgother at ,such

.adjacent edges as .illustrated in lFig. 4.-

. At the corners ofthe structure verticalcdrner Y posts are located. and connected-in place. Each corner post d, havinga 'curved oi' rounded'outer, surface V(Eig. 4), at .its innerV side isl'provided two spaced vertical g'ioovesoi `triangular y shape,r indicated at 1, into Vwhich the adjacent i/"erti'oal edgesof the 'panels E 'arereceivedr,esaid `edges-of said panels hearing against oneof the sides of the grooves 'l. l.eissotiat,ed withieach corner post (i isa vertically positinedelongated metal memberV Swliich, adjacent eachLvertical edge, is' provided with an angularly disposed cona 'tlnuou's ilange It.' At the opposite upper and lower ends of the strip 9 ilanges ligand l2re spectively, are turnedfat right angles1 as shown. The stript) is provided with aLl-plurality of-spaced 1 apart yopeningsl` cut therethrough, preferably vertical comer post and vertical-metal member associated therewith, one of Vwhich mayY bensi-jdv at selected corners or all corners of a case, cabinet or other similaristructure.

Like reference characters refer to like parts provided, between the inner side of which and the adjacent edge or" theAloor I is a continuous groove ll rectangular in cross section as shown. In the grooves at the sides and ends of the bottom of the case structure, the lower edges of vertical sides and end panels 5 are received. It will be understood that, for example in a counter vthe `cornerposts 6.4 In the assemb'lyafter horizontally elongated. At tl'ieyii'iner sides of y Y the panels 5 adjacent their edgesvertical grooves |=1 arecut in which the tongues I0 'are slidably. received. Screws l5 pass lthrough theSiil?.l 9

:atpspa'ced apart distances and are driven ,into

two panels ihaveghe'en located at their lower edges in their` appropriate grooves '4 ata side and .endof the'base, the corner'post f3 with itsV attached netallicmem'- bei' 9 is assembled with the panelsly lifting it above' the upper edges' of the panels', entering 'the tonguesV Hl into the groovesgl'i, and sliding the post and connected member.' 9'1 downwardly until the lowereno ofthe post-"comes against the floor and surrounding border frame (Fig. 2),

and the lower ange l2 comes against the upper side of the door l. During the time this is done the screws l5 are in a loosened position with Vrespect to the positionA to which 'they will be driven after the post is infplace'.4 After it is fully in place the screws I5 are driven farther into the post 6 drawing said post, the plate 9 and *the associated panels 5 into tight and secure engagement with each other.

`In thefloor l a vertical opening is made',- through it in alinement with an opening in the.

ange 12. At the lower side ofthe floor l an interiorly threaded sleeve member H5 with a bot'- tom flange, as shown in Fig. 2, is embedded in*v Vthe floor so that a screw I1 may be passed through the ange I2 and screwed into the sleeve as in Fig. 2.

' front or backpanel of the case.

The top of the case, counter or the like may be of a number of forms in detail of construction. There is shown a top I8 which has grooves at its under side and adjacentl its outer edges into which the outer edge portions of the panels 5 are received (Fig. 1).

ribbed at its outer surface so that when forced into place Vthere willbe a penetration of the Wood holding the sleeve against turning. Y The corner posts with the numerous vertically butclosely spaced-openings I3 are adapter-1 to serve as supports-forjadjustable shelf Abrackets which may take various forms. Thefone illustrated, as shown in Fig. 5, comprises a'horizontal section-.or'plate 23 of sheetrmetal with down.- turned legs 24 one at eachof the corners4 at one y side of the plate and a rearwardly and upwardlyA turned extension orlip 25 between the legs. The lip 25 is adapted to be inserted through a slot i3 and .the-legs bear against the face of the metal memberv 9. Of course, vthe shelf brackets may beselectively inserted in desiredslots I3 at different heights and4 in this manner horizontal shelves 2li may be supported adjustably at a desiredposition, which position may be very quickly and easily changed.v ,1 Y

Il', 'for example, in a counter, one side, usually the back, is open,there would be two of the cornerl constructions described used at thefront of the counter and theV front corner Vportions of the -shelves supported on the shelf brackets,'the rear corner portions of the shelves-being adjustably supported in any one of a large Vnumber of well known and conventional ways. It; is of course -further to be understood that very narrow panels at the back of. a counter might be used leaving thermajorportionof lthe back of the counter open so that the corner post construction'could be used at all corners of the counter. Numerous A border frame .I9 is p shown placed and secured around the top, with eiective. It ties and binds the bottom, top, sides and ends and corners of the structure securely and in eect permanently together so long as permanence is desired. It is easy to knock down the structure for disassembly by removing the screws I'I and 26, loosening the screws I5 and lifting the corner posts upwardly after the top has been removed, so that the structure is readily and easily moved from one room or oor of a store to another room or Iioor thereof without the necessity of leaving the structure in its bulky assembled shape during the moving. And of course, the shipment from the manufacturing n ,plantto' the destination where if, is to be used case or cabinet structures may have entrance to the interior thereof through doors cut in the Or a cabinet may be open at the front.V Y

This construction is particularly practicalV and poses specified.

may and preferablywillbe in the knock down Aform and the assembly of the parts done at the store where the structure is to be in use, the only tool required beingascrew driver.

The Y invention is dened in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms ofstructure coming within their scope.

I`claim:

In'a construction ofthe class described, a horizontal base having a border therearound at a side and ends, with a groove in the upper side thereof between said base and border at said side and at itsl ends, vertical panels at said side and end s. having lower edge'portions seated in said grooves, said 'panels at the corners of the structure approaching each other but being separated, a post at each'of said'corners resting upon the base and extending upwardly to a point a short distance belowthe upper edges of said panels, a top lying over the posts and panels provided with grooves at its under side to re-ceive the upper edge portions of the panels, said top resting on the upper ends of the. posts, said posts each having a portion extending between the vertical edges or the'panels at said corners into the spaces separating said panels,.a vertical elongated sheet metal member lying inwardly of and paralleling each post and spaced therefrom, a ange at each of the'ends of said members turned at right angles to lie underneath the top and over thebase,

other anges' turned from the vertical side edge portions of the sheet metal member at an obtuse "angle to the plane of the body of said member,

ywhich the lasttmentioned fianges are received,

a plurality of spaced apart screws passing through Vsaid sheet metal members and driven into the Vposts, and screw connections passing downwardly into the base and upwardly into the top through the first mentioned flanges, as and for the pur- KENNETH C. WELCH, Jr.. 

